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Well, I don't like to disturb others' way to handle their own part, but I'd like to give my 2c here for once.
In general, I don't think xoops.org should be an advertising platform for other products (whether these are forks or not doesn't change anything here IMO). Talking about other similar programs in constructive discussions is OK, but I'll agree with the moderation of free threads like this one.
Now, when it comes to "forks" in particular here's my personal position on the two recent ones:
- I'm thinking of adding a link to the
XOOPS Cube site somewhere in the new xoops.org. There are many reasons behind this, one being the will to clarify the situation between these projects that use a similar name, and another being that both our dev team and the japanese one communicate and respect each other, sharing information about security issues that arise, and sharing the vision that open-source projects compete by trying to be the best, not by using filthy tricks like this one.
- I'm far from having this opinion of code-plus. Catzwolf is one person who was given the code of the XOOPS modules 3 years ago: he just took them, made them
his own, starting to develop them alone without contributing anything back and putting an end to an age where development of modules meant enhancements to the core. Now he's doing the same with the core itself: his multilang code is phppp's, his LDAP code is pemen's (both XOOPS core devs)... and next to this, the credits file or changelog that were here have been completely removed, replaced with a file just naming him as "Developers". Thus, I don't really appreciate that. He's allowed to do what he wants, but I believe "we" already give him enough already, and that maybe he should find another place for his promotion.
But again, it's just a personal opinion, so I'll accept your decision whatever it is.
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, and more complex. It takes a touch of genius, a lot of courage, to move in the opposite direction.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the 1st one (A.Einstein)